Health Research
        ‘These are worrisome numbers,’ OHIO researchers work to prevent Lyme disease in Ohio and Appalachia
    
      July 24, 2025
      
        
        5 min
      
    
    Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness in Ohio, and the number of cases have significantly increased in recent years. Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D., director of ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute, explains the cause of this increase and the University's role in Lyme education and prevention.